16:06: predictably ugly so far, but moreso for Wazzu. Derrick Low is getting penetration, but can’t finish inside. Some particularly poor passing from Wazzu as well – 4 TOs so far. Man, Russell Westbrook can get up…

15:11: does anyone else despise that yellow “C” on the UCLA jersey??? What’s the point of that thing?

14:31: Aron Baynes looks like he should be chainsawing trees down somewhere. Love is starting to show some game (4 quick pts)…

5:13: tremendous D on that possession by UCLA – when they’re playing like this defensively, the only team that can beat the Bruins is Florida 06 and 07.

4:25: WSU hits double-digits.

3:50: Weaver hits a three for his first bucket. Low and he are a combined 1-8 from the field.

2:36: Airball from UCLA and the Cougars convert into a delayed break layup. 30-17. This game isn’t over yet.

1:33: Quick score check-in. Vandy down 4 at UK with 7 to go. Texas down 10 at Mizzou with 10 to go. UConn down 1 at Georgetown with 17 to go. ND down 6 at Marquette with 18 to go.

0:36: really poor turnover by Wazzu to push the lead back up to 16, instead of possibly being down to 12 or 11.

0:00: great halfcourt D by UCLA led to a forced three that Taylor Rochestie made – halftime score 35-22. UCLA is firmly in control.

Halftime: looks like CBS figured out that nobody wants to watch Oklahoma St. pissing all over Texas Tech (65-41 currently) and has moved us to the UK-Vandy game (57-53 with 5 remaining).

Stats: UCLA is hitting 64% to WSU’s 38%. Wazzu has sven rebounds for the entire game – UCLA has 17. And yet, UCLA is only up 13 pts. In a 60-pt game that’s a long way to come back from, but with the uncanny ability of both of these teams to go through extensive droughts, this game isn’t over yet. Ask us again if it’s 13 pts at the ten-minute mark, though. One positive note for the Cougs – they hit 6 of their last 7 shots.

20:00: Wazzu is 4-0 when behind at the half this season, but it’s doubtful that they were down as much as this; and we know for a fact they weren’t playing as good of an opponent. They have their work cut out to make this into a game.

[we switched over to the Vandy-UK game on CBS because it went to OT on a Shan Foster three-ball – now heading to double OT on a layup by Vandy’s AJ Ogilvy…]

4:32: we got caught up in that game over on CBS (UK won by six), but this game hasn’t changed much. UCLA is still up double digits.

3:18: this game’s over. K-Love has been a beast (25/14). Wazzu just dug too big of a hole at the start. UCLA is looking very strong.

3:17: we’ve criticized Love for his lack of hops before, but then we see him get to the top of the square in that block against Low on the last possession. Where is that explosiveness on the offensive end? For a guy with as much skill as he, Love sure gets packed a lot.

0:56: Low with another three – 21 in the second half. Too little, too late, though. They needed it in the first ten minutes.

0:48. Ok, Derrick Low is playing Y ball right now. This is ridiculous (24 in the 2d half).

0:22. Good LORD!!! The threes are raining right now! Down to 4!!!

0:12: Not sure we’ve ever seen three-point shooting like this – unbelievable! Seven threes in the last two mins! Down to a 3-pt game…

Recap. Well, we guess this was a liveblog of a half+, but it was still kinda fun. Maybe next time the two of you reading it will comment as well. Our take is that UCLA continues to be the team to beat come next March. The key difference between the Bruins and Wazzu is that they can make plays on sheer athleticism that most other teams can’t. And they defend like crazy. Right now we would pay our rent money if someone could promise us a F4 of Memphis, UNC, UCLA and Kansas. That would be spectacular.